We’re not surprised by anything this film throws at us. It’s your typical boy moves to a new town, meets a girl, pisses off an ex-boyfriend, gets beat up, learns karate from the friendly old man from Okinawa, and wins a climactic fight to the finish story. Yes, this movie has it all and here’s what to expect for those of you that haven’t had the pleasure of seeing the movie. Avildsen, who helmed the ultimate rags to riches story with “Rocky” a decade earlier, also took the reigns here and it worked. Granted, you’d probably want to punch them in the face as well, but you’d undoubtely get the refrence to this movie. Let’s face it, if someone were to say “Wax on, wax off” to you, you’d probably know what they were saying. Out of all the films of the Reagan-era, a few others do stand out and “The Karate Kid” is one of them. For every “E.T.”, “Back to the Future” and “Raging Bull” there were about twenty other films that we’d like to have forgotten. The 80’s, as it would seem, had a variety of films in terms of, well, variety. I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a great coming of age movie or likes a good Karate action movie.Plot: What’s it about? Video: How does it look? Audio: How does it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? Plot: What’s it about? Jaden Smith, who also starred in The Pursuit of Happyness and The Day the Earth Stood Still gives another good performance and is showing that he can become a great actor. However since the movie is all about the boy, that is understandable. Jackie Chan gives a good performance in this film but there is (in my opinion) not enough of him fighting in this on e.

There are some differences but they are minor to the plot. The movie follows pretty much along the lines of the original film where the young boy meets a girl and the girls relatives are all against their being together. Han agrees to help Dre learn to defend himself and compete in the local Karate tournament. Han (Jackie Chan) who is the maintenance man at the apartments where he lives and after a couple of fights Mr. Henson) move to China for her work and Dre has trouble adjusting to the new lifestyle and getting along with the local boys. Jackie Chan stars in this remake of the 1984 hit movie.ĭre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother, Sherry (Taraji P.

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